04-13-2003 Day 30 (Sunday)
Another
restful day for Robbie. He has broken his fever and it is now
running normal. His white blood cell count is still a little
high but we feel the anti-biotic is doing its job. He will get
another Cat-scan tonight to look at that fluid building in his
head so will know more tomorrow.
Monday’s are always a busy day for him
and us.
John, Marleen and Karen Grinnell
04-14-2003 Day 31 (Monday)
Well
not as busy today as we thought. His blood count and fever went
back up a little. They tell us it will fluctuate. He did get his
Cat-scan this morning. The neurosurgeons said they could see
improvement in him, which is encouraging too. They are waiting
for his infection to go away before putting the shunt in his
head. Said maybe by the end of the week. We hooked him up to an
MP3 player which seemed to calm him down. Any suggestions as to
what music we should be forcing him to here? Wouldn’t it be
fun to let him hear some real oldies over and over again instead
of Metallica…. Or maybe it is a good time to brainwash him a
little…. Little subtle hints like clean the house, pick up
after yourself….. and things that we have always wished he had
learned. We must be dreaming ourselves here…..
Feeling good that he is making progress,
John, Marleen and Karen Grinnell
04-15-2003 Day 32 (Tuesday)
I
forgot to mention on last night’s email that Robbie is now
Chest Tube Free. That’s right after having three of those
things in him….. Which brings me to today…. For an hour and
a half they took him completely off the vent and let him breath
on his own. We were so glad to see and to know that he can
breath on his own. He took it very well too, so tomorrow they
will let him do it longer. They told us that in a couple of days
he will have his Gall Bladder removed and next week they are
looking to put the shunt into his head. Everyday there is
something more that is positive in his long road to recovery.
Still hanging in there,
John, Marleen and Karen Grinnell
Also just a reminder……. Today is tax
day…….. so be like me and maybe start on it next week.
04-16-2003 Day 33 (Wednesday)
Not
much to report on tonight except they took Robbie off the vent
and he will breath on his own now until they feel like he needs
the vent again. He is really doing OK breathing on his own…..
It looks like maybe tomorrow they will put a small drain in his
skull to release that excess fluid. It will be a temporary drain
until his infection is taken care of and they can do a permanent
one. They are now going to wait until next week sometime to
remove his Gall Bladder….. Found a Denny’s just outside the
hospital limits so now we have another place to eat…. However
Denny’s doesn’t have Happy Meals there…..
Another day at Parkland and We want to
thank everyone at Parkland for the Great Care they have given
Robbie so far.
John, Marleen and Karen Grinnell
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